Let the good times roll! Let's see who YOUR winners are for an Oscar this year.

Best picture
Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood

Best director
Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Jason Reitman, Juno
Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood

Best supporting actor
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James...
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War
Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton

george_croft

23-01-08, 09:47

Damn it, there were rumors going around Angelina was being nominated for best actress for her role in A Mighty Heart. I see she didn't make it to the final nominations!

=/

Tthe Spirit

23-01-08, 09:49

I am so mad.
Where is AJ.
She should have been nominated :(:(:(:(:(:(:(
Damn them all then :p :p :p

daventry

23-01-08, 09:50

Isent the Oscars canceled because of the America Strike or something.

touchthesky

23-01-08, 09:59

Lol, I've heard of like..none of those movies/people.

Mr.Burns

23-01-08, 10:50

Isent the Oscars canceled because of the America Strike or something.

Not yet. But it could still be canceled. It's too soon to say.

Regarding the Oscar picks, I didn't have time to go out and see most of the movies nominated this year so I'm going to stay out of the loop on this one. I only concern myself with best original score and best cinematography anyway. :wve:

DickDan

23-01-08, 11:36

i've seen none of those movie 0_o

tranniversary119

23-01-08, 11:49

no angie pfft /=

Woop Legend!

23-01-08, 11:53

To be honest, Angelina is good, but she is not great in my opinion.

VonCroy360

23-01-08, 11:55

What surprised me a lot this year was Michael Clayton, which seemed to get four main nominations, while Sweeney Todd got only the actor one. Clooney getting a nomination rather than Gosling or McAvoy was a surprise as well. Also, what's up with Enchanted getting no less than three of it's original songs nominated?

Anyway, I haven't seen most of them, but these would be my opinions for some categories (avoiding the technical ones, which I'm not really familiar with):

Picture
My pick: Atonement
The winner will be: No Country For Old Men

Directing
My pick: No Country For Old Men (Ethan & Joel Coen)
The winner will be: No Country For Old Men (Ethan & Joel Coen)

Adapted Screenplay
My pick: Atonement (C. Hampton)
The winner will be: No Country For Old Men (J. & E. Coen)

Actor in a Leading Role
My pick: Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
The winner will be: Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)

Actress in a Leading Role
My pick: Ellen Page (Juno)
The winner will be: Julie Christie (Away From Her)

Actor in a Supporting Role
My pick: Philip Seymour Hoffman (Charlie Wilson's War)
The winner will be: Javier Bardem (No Country For Old Men)

Actress in a Supporting Role
My pick: Saoirse Ronan (Atonement)
The winner will be: Cate Blanchett (I'm Not There)

Animated Feature
My pick: Persepolis
The winner will be: Ratatouille

Foreign Language Film
My pick: 12
The winner will be: Beaufort

:)

Lenochka

23-01-08, 12:05

The winners i chose are highlighted in green :)

Best picture
Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood

Best director
Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Jason Reitman, Juno
Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood

Best supporting actor
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James...
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War
Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton

I didn't have the time to see any of these movies so I can't pick any choices, yet.:(

Yay!Viggo Mortensen is nominated!:jmp:

tlr online

23-01-08, 12:33

I think it's about time Johnny Depp won an Oscar. It's disgraceful he hasn't scored one before. Just an incredibly talented actor.

kryptonite23

23-01-08, 12:36

The results doesn't satisfies me at all :(

Earthcane

23-01-08, 12:38

If Casey Affleck doesn't win Best Supporting, I'll march over to TinselTown
and kick some serious butt :p

Agent 47

23-01-08, 13:18

as this thread is about the Oscars.......

Hollywood will desperately try and come to an agreement now and end the writers strike in time :D

Nemo_91

23-01-08, 15:23

Best picture
There Will Be Blood

Best director
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men

Best actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood

Best actress
Julie Christie, Away from Her

Best supporting actress
Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There

Best supporting actor
Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton

Encore

23-01-08, 16:03

The "oscar movies" are so predictable... Apart from Sweeney Todd, it's all the same huge human drama typical stories. BORING.

I just hope Daniel Day Lewis wins (he probably will) because he's like the GOD of actors, for me personally. And Casey Affleck because his performance is really out of this world in Jesse James.

Oh and Transformers for best visual effects. :p

Lenochka

23-01-08, 16:23

I think it's about time Johnny Depp won an Oscar. It's disgraceful he hasn't scored one before. Just an incredibly talented actor.

He better get one for sweeney todd.
He was so amazing in that film :tmb:

Melonie Tomb Raider

23-01-08, 16:42

Haven't watched any of those movies. :vlol:

Encore

23-01-08, 17:25

Haven't watched any of those movies. :vlol:

don't worry, I'm pretty sure in about 5 years no one will remember most of them anyway.

xMiSsCrOfTx

23-01-08, 17:45

I hope Ellen Page wins for Juno!

oocladableeblah

23-01-08, 18:39

No I am Legend wow I thought that would be in atleast one of the categories. I haven't seen any of these movies so I can't really pick.

findme

24-01-08, 01:13

The "oscar movies" are so predictable... Apart from Sweeney Todd, it's all the same huge human drama typical stories. BORING.

I second that.

oocladableeblah

24-01-08, 01:16

The "oscar movies" are so predictable... Apart from Sweeney Todd, it's all the same huge human drama typical stories. BORING.

That's so true. What time and channel will the oscars be on?

la-la-lara

22-02-08, 18:16

Best picture
Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood

Best director
Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Jason Reitman, Juno
Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood

Best supporting actor
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James...
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War
Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton[/QUOTE]

VonCroy360

22-02-08, 19:22

So guys... Anyone of the European members going to stay awake overnight on Sunday to watch the awards cermeony? :)
It's a yearly ritual for me - popcorn, snacks, drinks etc. Getting up for school on monday morning is hell though.

Anubis_AF

22-02-08, 20:19

Best actress
Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age

:tmb:

gtkilla

22-02-08, 20:20

I've seen absolutely none of those movies. -_-

Sam The Man

22-02-08, 22:01

I also cant believe Johnny Depp hasn't won an Oscar as he has real talent. Its a shame this year he is up against Daniel Day Lewis as no one can compare there performance to his. It may even be as intense and great a performance as De Niro's in Raging Bull.

Encore

23-02-08, 00:24

So guys... Anyone of the European members going to stay awake overnight on Sunday to watch the awards cermeony? :)
It's a yearly ritual for me - popcorn, snacks, drinks etc. Getting up for school on monday morning is hell though.

I did that too once or twice. :D Eating popcorn and drinking coke (what is it about anything remotely related to movies that makes you want to eat popcorn?!)

But usually I only do that if I saw the nominated movies and particularly enjoy some of them. Not sure if I will stay up this time cause from the big names, I only saw There Will Be Blood... (it was pretty good btw)

BtoFu

23-02-08, 00:43

I think it's about time Johnny Depp won an Oscar. It's disgraceful he hasn't scored one before. Just an incredibly talented actor.

Maybe next year. DDL pretty much has it in the bag.

Best picture
No Country for Old Men

Best director
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood

Best actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood

Best actress
Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose

Best supporting actress
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

Best supporting actor
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James...

Encore

23-02-08, 01:08

BTW what defines a supporting actor/actress?

I think Casey Affleck has more screen time and lines than Brad Pitt in Jesse James.

viper456

23-02-08, 01:23

I hope Juno wins something! It really was a witty film, the dialog was just spot on.

I'm sick of hearing about Atonement though. It was filmed in the town next to mine (well the beach bits) and I even know a few people who were extras in it ... but meh. Suppose it would be good for Redcar (the town) ...wouldn't it? :S

Encore

25-02-08, 04:53

I ended up staying up and watching them :D It's now 5 am here.

Well, I found it kinda cool that a movie about gangs and drugs and psychopaths wins the big categories :jmp: It's certainly diferent from the usual "human drama" stories I mentioned. I CAN'T WAIT to go see No Country For Old Men this week!
My movie idol Daniel Day Lewis won but then again, we all knew that. ;)

The biggest disapointments for me were

a) no big tribute to Heath Ledger and

b) the Academy has kept the tradition of making one huge gaffe every year: this time it was not giving ONE SINGLE TECH AWARD to Transformers. Unforgivable, imo. All special fx experts and movie buffs agree that movie was groundbreaking in terms of visual effects and sound.

You gotta wonder what on Earth Johnny Depp has to do to win an Oscar. :(

ChocChipCookie

25-02-08, 05:59

^^ Couldn't agree more :(

Soma Holiday

25-02-08, 08:02

I was hoping Atonement would win something...along with Sweeny Todd. Those movies were fantastic!!

Honestly, I don't see what's so great about No Country For Old Men...it was an ok action/suspense movie, but nothing incredible...

:/

I also liked Juno...but haven't seen the others...

domina

25-02-08, 08:31

I enjoyed No Country for Old Men, but I didn't "get it." I dunno. Maybe I gotta watch it again.

I can't believe Juno was even nominated for Best Picture. I thought it tried WAY too hard to be edgy and hip.

Soma Holiday

25-02-08, 11:11

I enjoyed No Country for Old Men, but I didn't "get it." I dunno. Maybe I gotta watch it again.

That's how I feel! I mean I understand that society is getting more and more violent, but the movie didn't really make me think about that other than me already knowing its motives...nothing spectacular...

That's why I really enjoyed atonement...I love the entire idea of life and love being a 'story,' or 'atonement' in this case.

And I just watched part of "There Will Be Blood" and I must say I am impressed. It has drawn my attention and I thing Daniel Day Lewis is Excellent! I can understand why he won! I can't wait to see the rest of it! Wonderful film so far.

I thought Juno was cute, but I don't get all the hype...I think "Hard Candy" deserves a bigger nod. It's got Ellen Page in it aswell, and it's also an incredible film.

Agent 47

25-02-08, 12:03

You gotta wonder what on Earth Johnny Depp has to do to win an Oscar. :(

i hate to say it but................

probably die sadly, by that i mean his talent will only be recognised when he has departed this Earth.

he just comes across as one of those actors who get shafted whilst still alive :mad:

i hate any award ceremonies that do that...be it movies or music, bah! humbug

And guys, stop whining about Johnny Depp, it's great that he was even nominated, he simply couldn't stand a chance against Daniel Day Lewis!!! In fact, none of those guys can.

myrmaad

25-02-08, 14:06

Michael Clayton was excellent and Tilda Swinton did a magnificent job.

I actually recognized her, (we tend to have a perpetual game of trivia in our house) pegging her as the Witch from The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, but that was the first time that I was impressed enough with her performance to watch the credits to get her name.

and Encore, I totally agree, there was no way to beat Daniel Day-Lewis this year. He's amazing.

I don't agree that Johnny Depp will have to wait for recognition postmortem, but Johnny has a bright future and is making some excellent picture choices.

Angelus

25-02-08, 14:28

The Golden Compass won the Oscar for Visual Effects? I'm sorry, but Transformers has got some of the best visual effects I've ever seen in my life.

Bah. :mad:

Encore

25-02-08, 15:15

The Golden Compass won the Oscar for Visual Effects? I'm sorry, but Transformers has got some of the best visual effects I've ever seen in my life.

Bah. :mad:

Every year the Oscars have a blunder. This year, it was not giving visual fx to Transformers (and sound too). If you go on IMDB and the Transformers board, there's a whole hoard of rabid fans ranting about this! :vlol: But I agree with them. :(

Oh sure the Best Picture winners will be forgotten in 5 years....

Just like these Oscar Best Picture winners:
The Godfather and Godfather II
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Rocky
Platoon
Rainman
Dances With Wolves
The Silence of the Lambs
American Beauty

And reaching back
On The Waterfront
The Bridge over the River Kwai
Casablanca
Gone with the Wind

Yeah, serious movie buffs forget all about these stinkers. :rolleyes:

But hey, you have selected a couple of movies that in fact deserved the award. There are about another 50% of movies that didn't. I checked all the past winners in the oscars page and here's a couple of obvious mistakes (at least imo):

I'd have to argue Dances With Wolves and Driving Miss Daisy, but I guess there were a lot of hollywood divorces the year of KRAMER Vs KRAMER :p

It's actually a good movie, but against Apocalypse Now?? Smells of politics.
Yes I agree that they often have made a wrong-turn, but again the voters are 1) from an incestuous society where politics and internal rivalries and contentions are sometimes predominant in their choices, and 2) The academy is pretty flakey, and this has been documented, often voting for someone because they've been overlooked before, and etc like that.

la-la-lara

25-02-08, 16:07

You gotta wonder what on Earth Johnny Depp has to do to win an Oscar. :(

Couldn't agree more. He was a little unlucky this year, because Daniel Day Lewis was brilliant. But his performance in Sweeney Todd was so touching, the best for me.

Anyway...Tilda Swinton? That was so not in my expectations! I wanted Kate to win, she was the best in that category. But Marion Cotillard, she's a ruby.

Encore

25-02-08, 16:09

I'd have to argue Dances With Wolves and Driving Miss Daisy, but I guess there were a lot of hollywood divorces the year of KRAMER Vs KRAMER :p

It's actually a good movie, but against Apocalypse Now?? Smells of politics.
Yes I agree that they often have made a wrong-turn, but again the voters are 1) from an incestuous society where politics and internal rivalries and contentions are sometimes predominant in their choices, and 2) The academy is pretty flakey, and this has been documented, often voting for someone because they've been overlooked before, and etc like that.

Yep that's pretty much it. I have a grudge against them for never having nominated Christian Bale too. :mad:

VonCroy360

25-02-08, 16:36

Just watched it last night and I guess almost all of the main ones were expected, but I was still sorry Paul Thomas Anderson hasn't won any of his three noms.

BTW what defines a supporting actor/actress?
I think Casey Affleck has more screen time and lines than Brad Pitt in Jesse James.

It's the producers deciding who will they apply for awards as leading and who as supporting. It's known to happen that an actually leading role is in the supporting category, cause that way it gets less competition.

And yeah, as already said, I think Sweeney Todd was completely ignored in the nominations - it should have got Adapted Screenplay and Director noms.
Juno is great, but that movie lies completely on it's brilliant script (for which Cody totally deserved an Oscar she got). Reitman as a director wasn't that great.

:)

EDIT: Btw, I just found two nice videos on YouTube showing some of the best parts of last nights show:

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Nemo_91

25-02-08, 20:36

I wanted Kate to win, she was the best in that category.

I agree so much!

ECB

25-02-08, 22:19

I hate musicals, but I really like Chicago.

nick-xx

25-02-08, 22:30

i hate to say it but................

probably die sadly, by that i mean his talent will only be recognised when he has departed this Earth.

he just comes across as one of those actors who get shafted whilst still alive :mad:

i hate any award ceremonies that do that...be it movies or music, bah! humbug

Ditto, with every year that academy is getting worse and worse, Jonny is such a great talent he can make so different roles, that very few actors can compete, and yet he never receive a oscar at all.

Encore

25-02-08, 23:13

did you even SEE There Will Be Blood??

nick-xx

25-02-08, 23:27

did you even SEE There Will Be Blood??

no, i have not saw it, but i know who is Daniel Day-Lewis, i also know he is a great actor, since the 80', i have saw the "last of the mohicans", but in my opinion johnny should have win a oscar.

Encore

25-02-08, 23:29

no, i have not saw it, but i know who is Daniel Day-Lewis, i also know he is a great actor, since the 80', i have saw the "last of the mohicans", but in my opinion johnny should have win a oscar.

Well, I have watched almost all of his movies (he hasn't done many), including There Will Be Blood. Johnny Depp is good. But DDL is on a whole diferent level. In your opinion Johnny should win an oscar. Perhaps I agree, just not when he's competing with someone like DDL.

nick-xx

25-02-08, 23:46

Well, I have watched almost all of his movies (he hasn't done many), including There Will Be Blood. Johnny Depp is good. But DDL is on a whole diferent level. In your opinion Johnny should win an oscar. Perhaps I agree, just not when he's competing with someone like DDL.

You said it right, in a whole different level, the worst in academy is this, they actually IMO they don't judge the actors performance, rather compare it to each other, ok not saying the "there will be blood" is bad, is a good movie but just my opinion. Also noticed that actions movies must be all of them total crap, they rarely ever win a oscar with some rare exception in it.

Shark_Blade

26-02-08, 00:13

Visual Effects: The Golden Compass
Animated Feature: Ratatouille

Those two are the only movies I saw from the list of winners. This is great, I hope we get a sequeal now for Golden Compass- The Subtle Knife. :D :yah: :jmp:

BtoFu

26-02-08, 00:43

Also noticed that actions movies must be all of them total crap, they rarely ever win a oscar with some rare exception in it.

Using physicality to drive a narrative forward has always been on the anti-intellect fringe with award judges but now again one makes it through the cracks - like Rocky. Those suits opinions don't count for much anyway...it's the fans that settle on the shelf life longevity of movies through the years.

Encore

26-02-08, 00:51

Using physicality to drive a narrative forward has always been on the anti-intellect fringe with award judges but now again one makes it through the cracks - like Rocky. Those suits opinions don't count for much anyway...it's the fans that settle on the shelf life longevity of movies through the years.

Exactly. Award season is fun to follow but it doesn't set the ultimate standards. Just think about movies like Star Wars, or Seven, or Donnie Darko, or Pulp Fiction... Cult movies are usually overlooked by the awards. It doesn't prevent them from becoming classics.

cammy.

26-02-08, 13:49

Best picture: Juno because it's the only one i've seen out of the nominations lol.
Best actor: Johnny Depp! I'd love for him to win an Oscar. Everyone says how great an actor he is (which I agree) but unfortunately every time he's been nominated, the competition has been tough. :(

Obviously because the AA's have already been...
Better luck next time :D

Autolycus

26-02-08, 13:56

I think the real winner was entertainment. Lol

Encore

26-02-08, 17:53

I think the real winner was entertainment. Lol

specially with all the people sliding on stage. :tea:

danitiwa

26-02-08, 19:12

Oh Johnny, you were so close! :( *cries*

Rivendell

26-02-08, 19:16

Visual Effects: The Golden Compass

That should not have won either a Bafta or an Oscar up against PotC.
Say what you like about the plot - call it great or crap - but there is no denying the mindblowing CGI and graphical achievment with visual effects for that film.

It was almost certain it would win, but I was still hoping Persepolis might get it.
Pixar definitely moved from making movies only for fun and children, but the step wasn't that big. Persepolis just felt like a real movie.
:)

Encore

27-02-08, 00:15

It was almost certain it would win, but I was still hoping Persepolis might get it.
Pixar definitely moved from making movies only for fun and children, but the step wasn't that big. Persepolis just felt like a real movie.
:)

you can't compare the animation though, and that in the end is what that oscar is about.

Soma Holiday

28-02-08, 02:52

And guys, stop whining about Johnny Depp, it's great that he was even nominated, he simply couldn't stand a chance against Daniel Day Lewis!!! In fact, none of those guys can.

I agree. Daniel Day Lewis is Amazing in There Will Be Blood, and pretty much every movie that he is in. Johnny Depp is a great actor, but you can't just say he deserves the oscar when the competition is there. If you think about it, winning Oscars is more about luck and whether the competition is tight that particular year. I think they should all get Oscars for the brilliant movies they have made instead of making it a yearly competition. I mean I'm sure that Johnny would have won had be been up for the award a different year. As I get older I understand why the Academy chooses the movies it does...they are usually different, and invoke a passionate feeling in the viewer.

The only film I didn't think deserved the nod won the nod. lol. No Country was no where near as good as There Will Be Blood, Sweeney Todd, or Atonement. imo at least. ;)

BtoFu

28-02-08, 05:26

The only film I didn't think deserved the nod won the nod. lol. No Country was no where near as good as There Will Be Blood, Sweeney Todd, or Atonement. imo at least. ;)

I'd have to agree with you. The Coens haven't done anything worthwhile since The Man Who Wasn't There. And I'm just fed up seeing Tommy Lee Jones chasing people. I think it was just their round to be acknowledged based on their body of work, which for the most part is fantastic.

Soma Holiday

28-02-08, 07:55

Perhaps, though I wish it had happened at a different time. I really can't get over how fantastic "There Will Be Blood" was. I enjoyed it completely, a 10 out of 10! I would have loved to have seen it pick up the best motion picture of the year. It really was one of the greatest movies I have ever seen.

VonCroy360

28-02-08, 16:01

I think it was just their round to be acknowledged based on their body of work, which for the most part is fantastic.

And that is known to happen, just look at Scorsese's win last year.

It was a nice film, but There Will Be Blood is a freaking masterpiece! :tmb: